As the two most important festivals in China and western countries, Spring Festival and Christmas Day each exempli?fies some of the core values and cultural differences in these two cultures wit which this paper is ma...As the two most important festivals in China and western countries, Spring Festival and Christmas Day each exempli?fies some of the core values and cultural differences in these two cultures wit which this paper is mainly concerned. By comparing the external manners such as the family reunion, shopping, exchanging New Year greetings, the paper explore the internal cultur?al differences determining those different external manners such as the collectivism, individualism, filial piety, ancestor worship and religion, etc. Through those comparisons, this paper will succeed to achieve its goal if it exhibits, as the title suggests, a glimpse of cultural differences.展开更多
William Faulkner is acclaimed as one of the most outstanding American writers of the twentieth century,enjoying a high reputation as a first-rate writer in American literature.Light in August is considered as a master...William Faulkner is acclaimed as one of the most outstanding American writers of the twentieth century,enjoying a high reputation as a first-rate writer in American literature.Light in August is considered as a masterpiece of Faulkner.With pro found moral significance,minute psychological descriptions and unique narrative techniques,William Faulkner passes his judg ments on the human life and the contradiction of human nature.展开更多
The paper discusses, from varied aspects, the definition in foreign language learning and analyzes the factors, which exert influences on the initiation of motivation in English learning. It also expounds the revelati...The paper discusses, from varied aspects, the definition in foreign language learning and analyzes the factors, which exert influences on the initiation of motivation in English learning. It also expounds the revelation that the research on motivation has in English teaching.展开更多
文摘As the two most important festivals in China and western countries, Spring Festival and Christmas Day each exempli?fies some of the core values and cultural differences in these two cultures wit which this paper is mainly concerned. By comparing the external manners such as the family reunion, shopping, exchanging New Year greetings, the paper explore the internal cultur?al differences determining those different external manners such as the collectivism, individualism, filial piety, ancestor worship and religion, etc. Through those comparisons, this paper will succeed to achieve its goal if it exhibits, as the title suggests, a glimpse of cultural differences.
文摘William Faulkner is acclaimed as one of the most outstanding American writers of the twentieth century,enjoying a high reputation as a first-rate writer in American literature.Light in August is considered as a masterpiece of Faulkner.With pro found moral significance,minute psychological descriptions and unique narrative techniques,William Faulkner passes his judg ments on the human life and the contradiction of human nature.
文摘The paper discusses, from varied aspects, the definition in foreign language learning and analyzes the factors, which exert influences on the initiation of motivation in English learning. It also expounds the revelation that the research on motivation has in English teaching.
